Reconstructing surgery – 3D printing at North Manchester General Hospital

On the door of a lab inside North Manchester General Hospital is a sign that reads “Maxillofacial and 3D printing Laboratory”. Part of one of the largest NHS Trusts, the centre specialises in treating head and neck cancer patients and for this hospital in particular, the latter part of that signage has not only got patients intrigued but has enabled surgeons to deliver life-changing procedures to a number of big cases that otherwise might not have been possible.